Athletic-shoe spike.



G. COLEMAN.

ATHLETIC SHOE SPlKE.

APPLICATION FILED msc.1s,1909.

1,149,186. Patented Aug. 10, 1915. E

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guard-plate' and; the shoe, so that the-clog ging of the" operating parts is effectively prevented.

In the event that my improved spike should cut a player, the absenceofd-irt, etc., around the cutting edge would minimize the seriousness of the injury" and materially .lessen the danger from l] complicating "dis-' cases. I T i i 7 It Will'thus be seenthat I have provided an athletic jshoe spike embodying the useful features of the ordinary spike, butiwithout itsattendantdisadvantages. Y

\Vh'ile the structure hereinillustrated and described iswell adapted toaccomplish the. several purposes of my invention, it is to .be p

' ward'the center, and a guard-plateforthe I edgehingedly secured between the ends of understood that various changes may be madewithin'the scope of the claims without departing from, 01-; sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

I ,I-Iaving now describ d my nvention what I claim'as new and desireto secure -by'Let.

ters Patent is 1. An athletic. shoe-spike comprising an earth-gri-pping member having an edge, and V a plate hingedat the end; to themember and having its free end positioned to automati: cally guard thesaid edge of the member.-

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2. An' athletic shoe-spike comprising an earth-gripping member having an edge, and

a guard-plate hinged atone end to the member and having'its freeend adapted to normally fit flush with the said edge of the member.

ree end adapted to normally fit flush with the said edgeof the member.

fl..- An athletic shoe-spike comprising a bowed earth gripping, member having an bowed earth-gripping member having an edge, anda guard-plate for the edge hinged to, andfitting within the said member. I

-6."An athletic shoe spike comprising a bowed; earth gripping member having an edge, and a spring-pressed guard-plate fit- Ij w athletic shoe-spike comprising an 1 earth-gripping member having an edge, and a spr ng-pressed'guard-plate .hingedly con- V nected at one end to the member and having its m hand in tense ting' Within said member and normally 1ying close to the said edge of the member.

7 An athletic shoespike comprising a bowed earth gripping. member having an edge, anda guard-plate for the edge hing- V Iidly secured between the ends of the mem-- er; I f. e p ,8. An, athletic shoe spike comprising a bowed earth -gripping member having one edge upwardly inclined from each end to* V 7 edge upwardly inclined from each end tothe member. 7

10'. An athletic shoe; spike a u bowed earth gripping member having one bowed earth-gripping member having one; edge upwardly inclinedgfronr each end to:

; ward the centerg a transverse l'pin journaled n the ends of theinemberfanda plate hav-, mg one end hingedfto'the pin and its other 7 end fitting inthe member a d ormally I arranged flush with the edge thereof. '11., An athletic shoe -spil' e comprising a bowed earth-gripping member having one edge upwardlyfinclined fromi each end to-: .ward the vcenter, a transversepinjournaled in the ends of, the member, aplate having one end hinged to the pin and the o-ther end snugly fitting within the member, andfla spring for normally holding the plateflush with the edge of the member;

7 12. An :antis'lippin'gfdevice ford-shoes,

comprisinga plate adapted to "besecured' upon the sole of a shoe, having asubstam.

tially "crescent-shaped projecting rigid blade, said blade diminishing gradually in; depth:

from the middletoward each end,,the edge of said blade being regular and unbroken. H In testimony whereof I have hereunto set R. B. EnMoNns,

W. M; Roen'nsl the Commissioner of Patents,

in presence of two subscribing anon GE COL M N; 

